Sampsa

See also: sampsa and Sämpsä

Finnish

Etymology

Cognate with Ingrian Sämpsä. Probably originally from the Vulgate Latin Samson.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑmpsɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝mps̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑmpsɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Samp‧sa

Proper noun

Sampsa

1. (Finnic mythology) A god of fields and growth.
   • 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 2:13-16:

     Pellervoinen, pellon poika, / Sampsa poika pikkarainen, / Sep’ on maita kylvämähän, / Toukoja tihittämähän!

     Pellervoinen, gnome of plowland, / Little Sampsa Pellervoinen, / He's the boy to do the planting, / Sow the seeds and sow them thickly.

2. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Sampsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Sampsa	Sampsat
genitive		Sampsan	Sampsojen
partitive		Sampsaa	Sampsoja
illative		Sampsaan	Sampsoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Sampsa	Sampsat
accusative	nom.	Sampsa	Sampsat
	gen.	Sampsan
genitive		Sampsan	Sampsojen Sampsainrare
partitive		Sampsaa	Sampsoja
inessive		Sampsassa	Sampsoissa
elative		Sampsasta	Sampsoista
illative		Sampsaan	Sampsoihin
adessive		Sampsalla	Sampsoilla
ablative		Sampsalta	Sampsoilta
allative		Sampsalle	Sampsoille
essive		Sampsana	Sampsoina
translative		Sampsaksi	Sampsoiksi
abessive		Sampsatta	Sampsoitta
instructive		—	Sampsoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Sampsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sampsani Sampsani accusative nom. Sampsani Sampsani gen. Sampsani genitive Sampsani Sampsojeni Sampsainirare partitive Sampsaani Sampsojani inessive Sampsassani Sampsoissani elative Sampsastani Sampsoistani illative Sampsaani Sampsoihini adessive Sampsallani Sampsoillani ablative Sampsaltani Sampsoiltani allative Sampsalleni Sampsoilleni essive Sampsanani Sampsoinani translative Sampsakseni Sampsoikseni abessive Sampsattani Sampsoittani instructive — — comitative — Sampsoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sampsasi Sampsasi accusative nom. Sampsasi Sampsasi gen. Sampsasi genitive Sampsasi Sampsojesi Sampsaisirare partitive Sampsaasi Sampsojasi inessive Sampsassasi Sampsoissasi elative Sampsastasi Sampsoistasi illative Sampsaasi Sampsoihisi adessive Sampsallasi Sampsoillasi ablative Sampsaltasi Sampsoiltasi allative Sampsallesi Sampsoillesi essive Sampsanasi Sampsoinasi translative Sampsaksesi Sampsoiksesi abessive Sampsattasi Sampsoittasi instructive — — comitative — Sampsoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sampsamme Sampsamme accusative nom. Sampsamme Sampsamme gen. Sampsamme genitive Sampsamme Sampsojemme Sampsaimmerare partitive Sampsaamme Sampsojamme inessive Sampsassamme Sampsoissamme elative Sampsastamme Sampsoistamme illative Sampsaamme Sampsoihimme adessive Sampsallamme Sampsoillamme ablative Sampsaltamme Sampsoiltamme allative Sampsallemme Sampsoillemme essive Sampsanamme Sampsoinamme translative Sampsaksemme Sampsoiksemme abessive Sampsattamme Sampsoittamme instructive — — comitative — Sampsoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sampsanne Sampsanne accusative nom. Sampsanne Sampsanne gen. Sampsanne genitive Sampsanne Sampsojenne Sampsainnerare partitive Sampsaanne Sampsojanne inessive Sampsassanne Sampsoissanne elative Sampsastanne Sampsoistanne illative Sampsaanne Sampsoihinne adessive Sampsallanne Sampsoillanne ablative Sampsaltanne Sampsoiltanne allative Sampsallenne Sampsoillenne essive Sampsananne Sampsoinanne translative Sampsaksenne Sampsoiksenne abessive Sampsattanne Sampsoittanne instructive — — comitative — Sampsoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Sampsansa Sampsansa accusative nom. Sampsansa Sampsansa gen. Sampsansa genitive Sampsansa Sampsojensa Sampsainsarare partitive Sampsaansa Sampsojaan Sampsojansa inessive Sampsassaan Sampsassansa Sampsoissaan Sampsoissansa elative Sampsastaan Sampsastansa Sampsoistaan Sampsoistansa illative Sampsaansa Sampsoihinsa adessive Sampsallaan Sampsallansa Sampsoillaan Sampsoillansa ablative Sampsaltaan Sampsaltansa Sampsoiltaan Sampsoiltansa allative Sampsalleen Sampsallensa Sampsoilleen Sampsoillensa essive Sampsanaan Sampsanansa Sampsoinaan Sampsoinansa translative Sampsakseen Sampsaksensa Sampsoikseen Sampsoiksensa abessive Sampsattaan Sampsattansa Sampsoittaan Sampsoittansa instructive — — comitative — Sampsoineen Sampsoinensa

Statistics

• Sampsa is the 343^rd (tied with 1 other name) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 998 male individuals (and as a middle name to 151 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.